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Where Riedel Crystal’s CEO Goes to Clear His Head

Views of the Austrian Alps are just part of why Maximilian Riedel adores the Stanglwirt Hotel

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Kristiano Ang

Aug. 24, 2016 2:57 p.m. ET

Maximilian Riedel left his native Austria in his early 20s and spent more than a decade working for the family glassware business in the U.S. So when he wanted to reconnect with his roots after being recalled home for work, the chief executive and president of Riedel Crystal turned to a spot he treasures: the Stanglwirt Hotel.

Tracing its origins back to a 16th-century tavern that was constructed there, Stanglwirt sits on the foot of the Wilder Kaiser mountain range in the Austrian Alps. Mr. Riedel, whose name rhymes...